April Tears is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #4b342b |
| Complementary Color | #d4bdb4 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196.88° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 76.86% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to April Tears Color. The Cosmic Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blue Echo (#8dbbc9) for more energetic effect. Try Foggy Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d4bdb4 is the best complementary color to April Tears. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b4cbd4 complementary color is Clam Shell, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Jungle Mist are #b4d4cd and #b4bbd4. Thus found on the left and right of #b4cbd4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jet Stream and Casper colors as they work well with April Tears.
The split-complementary April Tears palette consists of #d4cdb4 and #d4b4bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d4bdb4). Try Soft Amber and Clam Shell colors in combination with #b4cbd4, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #b4cbd4 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the April Tears. Thus Green Mist and Thistle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of April Tears contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Clam Shell, London Hue, and Pixie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #b4cbd4 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. April Tears tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d4bdb4) and two others. The Thistle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gum Leaf – 120° from the complementary Clam Shell. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d4b4cb and #b4d4bd.
In a RGB color space, hex #b4cbd4 is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode April Tears has a hue angle of 196.88°, a saturation of 27.12% and a lightness of 76.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b4cbd4 is made of 12.55% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black ink.
| HEX | #b4cbd4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(180,203,212) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 34%, 36% |
| CMYK | 12.55, 3.53, 0, 16.86 |
| HSL | hsl(196.88,27.12%,76.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196.88,15.09%,83.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.2744,-5.8744,-7.0976) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.062,57.1686,70.578) |